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feed off [1 record]

Record 1 2000-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

To lower the bit continuously or intermittently by allowing the brake to disengage and the drum to turn. The speed with which the cable is unwound from the drum is the feed-off rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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